Digital ICs/DSPs: Complete Digital/HDTV Decoder Block Meets All FCC TV Mandates

Dec. 8, 2004

A block of silicon IP will make it easier and more cost-effective for TV manufacturers to meet the FCC requirement that half of all TV sets 36 in. or larger sold after July 1 include digital TV capabilities. The IP provides a complete, integrated audio and video system processor for digital TV, including HDTV. Ready for incorporation into a TV or set-top box, it will decode and display all standard ATSC digital TV signals at any resolution the TV can accommodate. Any input format can be displayed at HDTV resolution (1080i and 720p) or standard resolution (480p and 480i). The system also includes full Dolby Digital (AC-3) capabilities for receiving and playing 5.1-channel surroundsound. The display processor can scale pictures for zoom-in or zoom-out effects as well. For licensing details, contact the company.

Sarnoff Corp.
www.sarnoff.com

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Dave Bursky

Technologist

Dave Bursky, the founder of New Ideas in Communications, a publication website featuring the blog column Chipnastics – the Art and Science of Chip Design. He is also president of PRN Engineering, a technical writing and market consulting company. Prior to these organizations, he spent about a dozen years as a contributing editor to Chip Design magazine. Concurrent with Chip Design, he was also the technical editorial manager at Maxim Integrated Products, and prior to Maxim, Dave spent over 35 years working as an engineer for the U.S. Army Electronics Command and an editor with Electronic Design Magazine.